good luck with the pup, get the openshaw, deeley training dvds theres two, basic training and advanced, be a good investement, but as said dont rush into training 8-9 months is a good time to start, but you can start by keeping the pup near you, dont let it have its head and start chasing things, when you start training make sure you instill the stop whistle at all costs, then if it looks like theres gonna be trouble you can stop the pup and get too it quick and correct it.all l can say is take your time, dont move on till the dog as mastered a task, ie sit and stay if you tell it to do it th